Trapezius Lower


Summary

Location: In the upper back and neck, running from the base of the skull to the middle of the back, and out to the shoulders.

Information

Group: Shoulder
Subgroup: Trapezius
Side(s) of body: Back
Function/action: Scapular Depressor, Scapular Rotator

Details

Joint: Scapulothoracic, Sternoclavicular, Thoracic, Lumbar
Bone: Scapula, Clavicle, Thoracic Vertebrae, Lumbar Vertebrae
Origin: Spinous processes of the thoracic vertebrae (T5-T12).
Insertion: Base of the scapular spine.

Exercises

Primary muscle in: Seated Cable Row, Dumbbell Row, Dumbbell Seal Row, One Arm Seated Cable Row, Bent Over Row, Chest Supported Dumbbell Row, Machine Row, Meadows Row, Seal Row, T Bar Row, Yates Row, Renegade Row, Inverted Row, Table Inverted Row, Clean High Pull, Clean Pull, Dumbbell High Pull, Snatch Pull, Bag Row, Pendlay Row, Dumbbell Snatch, Hang Snatch, Muscle Snatch, Power Snatch, Snatch
Secondary muscle in: Bench Press, Conventional Deadlift, Face Pull, Lat Pulldown, Dumbbell Bench Press, Sumo Deadlift, One Arm Face Pull, Dumbbell Incline Y Raise, Close Grip Bench Press, Close Grip Incline Bench Press, Incline Bench Press, Incline Dumbbell Bench Press, Machine Chest Press, Paused Bench Press, Smith Machine Bench Press, Wide Grip Bench Press, Deficit Conventional Deadlift, Deficit Sumo Deadlift, Dumbbell Deadlift, Dumbbell Romanian Deadlift, Pause Deadlift, Romanian Deadlift, Single Leg Deadlift, Single Leg Dumbbell Deadlift, Single Leg Dumbbell Romanian Deadlift, Single Leg Romanian Deadlift, Stiff Leg Conventional Deadlift, Trap Bar Deadlift, Dip, Seated Dip Machine, Dumbbell Face Pull, Chin Up, Close Grip Lat Pulldown, Neutral Grip Pull Up, One Arm Lat Pulldown, Pull Up, Reverse Grip Lat Pulldown, Cable Reverse Fly, Dumbbell Reverse Fly, Machine Reverse Fly, Barbell Shrug, Cable Shrug, Dumbbell Shrug, Machine Shrug, Smith Machine Shrug, Trap Bar Shrug, Bench Pin Press, Crush Press, Decline Bench Press, Decline Dumbbell Bench Press, Dumbbell Floor Press, Floor Press, Larsen Press, Reverse Grip Bench Press, Spoto Press, Archer Push Up, Close Grip Push Up, Decline Push Up, Incline Push Up, One Arm Push Up, Push Up, Wide Grip Push Up, Behind The Back Deadlift, Block Pull, Snatch Grip Deadlift, Stiff Leg Sumo Deadlift, Good Morning, Jefferson Deadlift, Bench Dip, Ring Dip, Cable External Rotation, Dumbbell External Rotation, Dumbbell Lying External Rotation, Closet Pull Up, One Arm Pull Up, Seated Table Pull Up, Muscle Up, Ring Muscle Up, Behind The Back Barbell Shrug, Jefferson Squat, JM Press, Tate Press, Diamond Push Up, Clean, Dumbbell Hang Clean, Hang Clean, Hang Power Clean, Power Clean, Clean and Jerk, Clean and Press, Dumbbell Clean and Press, Above Knee Rack Pull, Zercher Deadlift, Lying Bag Face Pull, Lying Bodyweight Y Raise, Standing Bodyweight Y Raise, Barbell Power Shrug, Burpee